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Mercy Watson to the rescue by Kate DiCamilloAfter Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor |
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EllRay Jakes is not a chicken! by Sally WarnerEight-year-old EllRay's father has promised a family trip to Disneyland if EllRay can stay out of trouble for a week, but not defending himself against Jared, the class bully, proves to be a real challenge and others in the EllRay Jakes series. |
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Absolutely Alfie and the first week friends by Sally WarnerDuring her first week of second grade, Alfie plans to introduce her old best friend Lulu to her new best friend Hanni, creating her ideal trio of friends, but when a group project fails, Alfie learns that mistakes happen, plans change, and friendship canbe found in unexpected places
and others in the Absolutely Alfie series.
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Sleepover sleuths by Carolyn KeeneWhen eight-year-old Nancy is invited to a sleepover party with a dolls theme, the host's doll goes missing and Nancy tries to solve her first case and others in the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series. |
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Dory Fantasmagory by Abby HanlonCraving attention from her older sister and brother, youngest family member Dory uses her wild imagination and indefatigable energy to outsmart monsters, escape from a time-out and exact revenge on her sister's favorite doll. and others in the Dory Fantasmagory series. |
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Flat Stanley : His Original Adventure by Jeff BrownAfter a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, he finds that being flat has its advantages, in a reillustrated, chapter-book version of a classic. and others in the Flat Stanley series.
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Junie B. Jones is not a crook by Barbara ParkJunie B. Jones is disappointed when she does not find her missing mittens in the Lost and Found, so she feels justified when she keeps a pen that she finds on the floor. ebook |
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The mouse and the motorcycle by Beverly ClearyA reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling |
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Runaway Ralph by Beverly ClearyRalph runs away looking for freedom but winds up a prisoner at a summer camp |
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Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly ClearyPresents the further adventures of a motorcycle-riding mouse who goes to school and becomes the instigator of an investigation of rodents and the peacemaker for two lonely boys |
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Dinosaurs before dark by Mary Pope OsborneWhen he and his younger sister, Annie, discover a tree house that travels through time, Jack and Annie begin an adventure that takes them to the era of dinosaurs. and others in the Magic Tree House series. |
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and others in the Henry and Mudge series. |
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharHumorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.and others in the Wayside School series.
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Wayside School is falling down by Louis SacharMore humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during show and tell. Sequel to "Sideways Stories from Wayside School." |
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Frog and Toad together
by Arnold Lobel
Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery
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Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold LobelFrog and Toad enjoy each other's company as they spend their days together, but sometimes they find that it is nice just to be alone. |
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Humphrey's big birthday bash by Betty G BirneyConfused when the students in Room 26 start whispering about a surprise backwards birthday bash, class pets Humphrey and Og are delighted when they discover that the party is for them. and others in the Humphrey's Tiny Tales series. |
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and others in the Alvin Ho series. |
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The boxcar children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerFour orphaned children take up residence in an abandoned railroad boxcar. |
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Vampires don't wear polka dots by Debbie DadeyThe new third grade class at Baily Elementary School is notorious for chasing away teachers as quickly as they are hired, but they meet their match in Mrs. Jeepers, whom they suspect of being a vampire |
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Superstore surprise by Geronimo Stilton"It's the grand opening of Traps new superstore, but nothing is working. The lights won't turn on, the doors won't open, and the loudspeaker is broken. Geronimo must figure out who is trying to sabotage the grand opening" |
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Sydney & Taylor explore the whole wide world by Jacqueline DaviesWanting to see wonders ranging from mountains taller than a hundred hedgehogs to valleys wider than a thousand skunks, Taylor the hedgehog and his unlikely best friend, Sydney the skunk, embark on a tour to see a world that proves rather bigger than anticipated. Illustrations. and others in the Sydney & Taylor series. |
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Stink : the incredible shrinking kid
by Megan McDonald
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school
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Class act
by Kelly Starling Lyons
Thrilled to be nominated as a candidate for class president, Jada begins to wonder who she can trust when rumors about her fear of public speaking and promises she is unable to keep challenge her campaign. By the author of Tea Cakes for Josh. Simultaneous and eBook.
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The princess in black
by Shannon Hale
Hiding her secret identity as a monster-fighting superhero, Princess Magnolia interrupts her fancy tea with the unsuspecting Duchess Wigtower to stop a big blue monster from endangering her kingdom's goats. By the author of the Newbery Honor-winning Princess Academy.
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Bad Kitty goes to the vet
by Nick Bruel
Feeling under the weather, sick Kitty, who just wants to jump around, eat everything in sight and boss around the slobbering puppies, is taken to the vet where comical chaos ensues! Illustrations.
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The Bad Guys in Mission unpluckable / : Mission Unpluckable
by Aaron Blabey
Still yearning to be seen as heroes, Wolf, Shark, Snake, and Piranha set out to rescue ten thousand chickens from a high-tech cage farm--but one unexpected problem is Mr. Snake himself, also known as "The Chicken Swallower."
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Dinosaurs before dark by Mary Pope Osborne When he and his younger sister discover a tree house that travels through time, Jack and his younger sister, Annie, begin an adventure that takes them to the era of dinosaurs. |
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The knight at dawn : Full-Color Edition by Mary Pope Osborne Join Jack and Annie as they travel back to the time of knights and castles to have an adventure filled with magic, mystery, history and fun facts, in a 20th anniversary jacketed hardcover edition that features new artwork, plus extras that include a letter from the author and new nonfiction information. |
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Mummies in the morning by Mary Pope Osborne Annie and Jack find themselves transported back in time to ancient Egypt, where they encounter a dead queen and her thousand-year-old mummy. |
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Pirates past noon by Mary Pope Osborne The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back in time and into a perilous pirate adventure, as they deal with desert islands, secret maps, and a search for hidden treasure. |
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Night of the Ninjas by Mary Pope Osborne Their search for the enchantress, Morgan le Fay, takes Jack and Annie back to ancient Japan, where, in the care of a ninja master, they confront evil samurai warriors. |
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Afternoon on the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie journey back in time to a South American rain forest to search for new clues to the whereabouts of Morgan le Fay. |
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Sunset of the sabertooth by Mary Pope Osborne The Magic Tree House transports Jack and Annie back in time to the Ice Age, where they encounter cave people, woolly mammoths, and fierce sabertooth tigers. |
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Midnight on the moon by Mary Pope Osborne The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie to a moon base in the future where they continue to search for the fourth thing they need to free their friend Morgan from the magician's spell |
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Dolphins at daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle |
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Ghost town at sundown by Mary Pope Osborne The Magic Tree House saga continues as Morgan le Fay promises to make Jack and Annie master of the tree house if they can solve four riddles, but the Magic Tree House whisks them back to a ghost town in the Wild West of the 1880s, where they must find their answers. |
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Lions at lunchtime by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa where they meet up with wonderful wild animals, a very hungry warrior, and where they even solve a riddle |
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Polar bears past bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice |
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Vacation under the volcano by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel to the city of Pompeii to rescue a special story that will be forever destroyed if they do not find it before the next volcanic explosion. |
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Day of the Dragon King by Mary Pope Osborne The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King |
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Viking ships at sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie are whisked away on another exciting adventure in the fifteenth installment of the Magic Tree House series which includes short sentences and lots of dialogue for beginning readers. |
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Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do |
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Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne When the Magic Tree House transports Jack and Annie to the deck of the ill-fated ocean liner, they must help two children escape before they all become victims on that fateful night. |
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Buffalo before breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians |
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Tigers at twilight by Mary Pope Osborne Sent back through time, Jack and Annie find themselves in India where they encounter snakes and tigers amongst ancient ruins. |
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Dingoes at dinnertime by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to Australia where they must save some animals from a wildfire |
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Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie are transported by their magic tree house to the time of the Civil War where they meet Clara Barton |
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Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River |
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Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado |
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Earthquake in the early morning by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known |
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Stage fright on a summer night by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and try to rescue a tame bear |
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Good morning, gorillas by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them |
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Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel in their magic treehouse to the year 1621, where they celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in the New Plymouth Colony |
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High tide in Hawaii by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami |
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A big day for baseball by Mary Pope Osborne When Jack and Annie travel back in time to 1947 Brooklyn, New York, they participate in a history-making baseball game with Jackie Robinson |
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Hurricane heroes in Texas by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie are whisked back to 1900 Galveston, Texas, where nobody heeds their warning that the city is in danger from an impending major storm and flood. |
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Warriors in winter by Mary Pope Osborne Whisked by the Magic Tree House to the early 100s AD, Jack and Annie arrive at a Roman camp on a mission to be like the other warriors, an assignment that is complicated by suspicious fellow soldiers and a mysterious man on a black horse. |
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To the future, Ben Franklin! by Mary Pope Osborne Whisked back in time by the Magic Tree House to Colonial America, Jack and Annie meet Founding Father, journalist and inventor Ben Franklin, who asks for their help with an important mission of his own. |
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Narwhal on a sunny night by Mary Pope Osborne Transported by the Magic Tree House some 1,000 years back in time, Jack and Annie arrive in Greenland, where they meet young hunter Lief Erikson and ask him for help saving a narwhal. |
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Late lunch with llamas by Mary Pope Osborne Whisked away by the Magic Tree House to a mountainside farm, Jack and Annie embark on a treacherous climb to the peak of Machu Picchu to help rescue a stolen baby llama. Illustrated by the NAACP Image Award-winning artist of Desmond Tutu’s Desmond and the Very Mean Word. |
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Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne On Christmas Eve, Jack and Annie's tree house transports them to King Arthur's castle at Camelot, where they undertake a quest to the castle of the Otherworld |
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Haunted castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne In their magic treehouse, Jack and Annie are again transported to King Arthur's realm, where invisible beings, giant ravens, and mistaken magic spells have a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night |
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Summer of the sea serpent by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to the land of the mystical selkies to seek a magical sword for Merlin |
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Winter of the ice wizard by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie are joined by Teddy and Kathleen as they travel to the snowy Land-Behind-the-Clouds, where they search for the eye of the Ice Wizard and attempt to help Merlin and Morgan |
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Carnival at candlelight by Mary Pope Osborne While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century Venice, Italy, to save the city from a disastrous flood. |
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Season of the sandstorms by Mary Pope Osborne Guided by a magic rhyme, Jack and Annie travel to ancient Baghdad on a mission to help the Caliph disseminate wisdom to the world |
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Night of the new magicians by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie visit the Paris World's Fair of 1889 in an effort to protect four scientific pioneers from an evil sorcerer. |
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Blizzard of the blue moon by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house carries Jack and Annie to New York City in 1938 on a mission to rescue the last unicorn during a terrible snowstorm. |
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Dragon of the red dawn by Mary Pope Osborne When Jack and Annie are given the task of discovering one of the four secrets of happiness, they head off in the magic tree house to a land of fierce samurai and great beauty, the capital city of Edo (now the city of Tokyo), in ancient Japan in the 1600s. |
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Monday with a mad genius by Mary Pope Osborne Siblings Jack and Annie travel five hundred years back in time to Renaissance Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness. |
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Dark day in the deep sea by Mary Pope Osborne After being led to a tiny deserted island in the middle of the ocean by the magic tree house, Jack and Annie are rescued by a ship of explorers and scientists and end up in the midst of their new companions' dangerous quest to find the elusive sea monster of the deep. |
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Eve of the Emperor penguin by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Antarctica to search for the fourth secret of happiness for Merlin |
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Moonlight on the magic flute by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel to Vienna, Austria, in 1762 where they meet the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister and help save the budding genius's life |
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A good night for ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, as well as discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong! |
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Leprechaun in late winter by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel back to nineteenth-century Ireland to inspire a young Augusta Gregory to share her love of Irish legends and folktales with the world |
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A ghost tale for Christmas time by Mary Pope Osborne Embarking on a fourth mission to locate and inspire a historical artist, Jack and Annie visit Victorian England, where they use their magic to aid Charles Dickens in the writing of A Christmas Carol. |
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A crazy day with cobras by Mary Pope Osborne A latest Magic Tree House adventure finds Jack and Annie traveling to India, where they find themselves battling cobras and riding wild elephants. |
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Dogs in the dead of night by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny |
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Abe Lincoln at last! by Mary Pope Osborne Magic Tree House companions Jack and Annie embark on a two-part adventure to help the 16th president, traveling through time twice to come to Lincoln's aid, first as a young boy and then again during his presidency. |
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A perfect time for pandas by Mary Pope Osborne Magically transported to southwest China to find the final object needed to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Jack and Annie take a side trip to the world's largest giant panda reserve |
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Stallion by starlight by Mary Pope Osborne A latest Magic Tree House adventure finds Jack and Annie traveling through time back to ancient Greece, where they befriend a young Alexander the Great and learn about his famous stallion, Bucephalus. |
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Hurry up, Houdini! by Mary Pope Osborne A 50th entry in the best-selling educational series that includes Abe Lincoln at Last! finds Jack and Annie teaming up as assistants to the legendary magician, Harry Houdini. |
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High time for heroes by Mary Pope Osborne Returning to Egypt to continue their search for Merlin's secrets, Jack and Annie meet Florence Nightingale during a fateful trip that inspires the great nurse's history-shaping achievements. |
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Soccer on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne Published to coincide with the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a latest adventure finds Jack and Annie searching for Merlin's final secret by traveling to a Mexican soccer field where they befriend a young athlete who dreams of playing in the World Cup like his hero, Pelé. |
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Shadow of the shark by Mary Pope Osborne Accepting a young sorcerer's offer to send them on a dream beach vacation, Jack and Annie arrive on the coast of Mexico, where a scenic raft voyage is disrupted by a hungry shark. |
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Balto of the Blue Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne The magic tree house has returned and it's taking Jack and Annie back in time to 1925 Alaska, where they meet Balto, the jet-black Siberian husky destined to save victims of the diphtheria epidemic, but the trail isn't easy and Balto is going to need Jack and Annie's help. |
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Night of the ninth dragon by Mary Pope Osborne Introduces readers to classic Welsh legends as Jack and Annie return to Camelot to assist King Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table |
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Humphrey's pet show panic
by Betty G Birney
Unconvinced that he will hold his own when A.J. enters him in a pet show against a wide range of noteworthy and exotic animals, Humphrey attempts to impress the judges with his tricks and makes an unexpected new friend.
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Humphrey's treasure hunt trouble
by Betty G Birney
Excitedly joining the class during a weekend party at Garth's house, Humphrey learns that the children will be participating in a treasure hunt and that he will be guarding the prize in his cage, a situation that turns mysterious when a thief who smells like chocolate sneaks up and steals the treasure.
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Humphrey's mixed-up magic trick
by Betty G Birney
Enlisted by Golden-Miranda to be her magician's assistant during a performance for the class, Humphrey is challenged to use his quick thinking and scampering when one of the tricks proves to be more challenging than anticipated.
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Humphrey's playful puppy problem
by Betty G Birney
A second chapter book starring the popular class hamster of Room 26 finds his efforts to help student host Richie with a science experiment are challenged by Richie's exuberant puppy.
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A chair for my mother
by Vera B. Williams
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire. A Caldecott Honor Book & ALA Notable Book.
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A kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikLittle Bear's thank-you kiss from Grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance and other books in the Little Bear series. |
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A sick day for Amos McGee
by Philip Christian Stead
Amos, who spends time with the animals at the zoo everyday, learns the true meaning of friendship when he is too sick to make it to the zoo and the animals come calling to cheer him up.
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Alma and how she got her name by Juana Martinez-NealWhen Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents
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Arthur's teacher moves in by Marc Tolon BrownDreading having his teacher stay with his family, Arthur is surprised to discover that Mr. Ratburn is a regular person outside of the classroom, but soon his friends begin teasing Arthur that he has become a teacher's pet.
and others in the Arthur series
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Leave me alone! by Vera BrosgolGrandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet |
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Dreamers by Yuyi Morales"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story" |
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The magic school bus : inside the Earth by Joanna ColeOn a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms Frizzle's class learn at first hand about different kinds of rocks and the formation of the earth
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Emmanuel's dream : the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann ThompsonPreviously depicted in the film Emmanuel's Gift, the inspiring story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability traces his ongoing achievements as an activist. Illustrated by the award-winning artist of Little Cloud and Lady Wind. |
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Fly guy presents : police officers by Tedd ArnoldFly Guy and Buzz learn about police officers, including facts about their uniforms, the patrol cars, and a typical day on the job and others in the Fly Guy presents series. |
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Winnie : the true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
by Sally M Walker
A picture book account of the true story that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh classics follows the experiences of a World War I veterinarian and soldier who rescued a baby bear, made her his regiment's mascot and introduced her to Christopher Robin at the London Zoo.
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Biblioburro : a true story from Colombia
by Jeanette Winter
Recounts the true story of a devoted man and his steadfast burro team, Alfa and Beto, who traveled into the remote villages of rural Colombia to bring treasured library books to eager young readers. By the author of Nasreen's Secret School.
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Listen : how Evelyn Glennie, a deaf girl, changed percussion
by Shannon Stocker
This inspiring biography tells the story of musically gifted Evelyn Glennie, who lost her hearing as a young girl and was told she could never be a musician until she proved everyone wrong by listening in a way others didn't. Illustrations.
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Baby animals eating by Suzi EszterhasExplores what baby animals eat to get the nutrients they need to grow, from the picky baby koalas that eat only eucalyptus leaves to baby raccoons that eat just about anything they can find and others in the Pebble Plus series. |
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A frog's life cycle by Mary R DunnAn introduction to the stages in a frog's life invites young readers to watch a frog grow from an egg into a hopping amphibian and others in the Pebble Plus series. |
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Why do I burp? by Molly KolpinSimple text and colorful photos describe what happens when we burp and why it's important. |
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Tell me, tree : all about trees for kids by Gail GibbonsDescribes different kinds of trees and how to identify them, presents the many parts of a tree, inside and out, with detailed cutaway illustrations and labels, and includes an explanation of photosynthesis. and others by Gail Gibbons. |
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Sea turtles by Gail GibbonsAn introduction to sea turtles traces their origins back to the dinosaur age and provides specific facts about eight varieties, from their physical characteristics and migration patterns to what is being done to protect them. and others by Gail Gibbons. |
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Polar bears by Gail GibbonsProvides information about how arctic polar bears swim and hunt, how they keep warm and dry, and the many other ways they are able to adapt to their hostile environment. |
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